Crisis Program Manager – Youth Residential Stabilization

This is a build role. The home opens in September 2026. You will help stand up the program, train the founding team, take the first referral, and set the standard for how this site operates — rather than inheriting someone else's systems.

BrightPath was selected to operate short-term residential crisis stabilization services for the seven-county metro region. Referrals come through the Metro Crisis Coordination Program (MCCP). If you already know that system, you know exactly what this work is and how much it matters.

• Two-bed, 245D-licensed residential crisis stabilization home serving youth on DD or CADI waivers
• Short-term by design — the county length-of-stay target is 90 days, and transition planning begins at intake, not at discharge
• Referrals originate from MCCP; BrightPath makes the final admission decision
• Acuity-based staffing from 1:1 to 3:1, adjusted as needs change, with 24/7 awake coverage
• Purpose-built environment: fenced yard, separate common living areas so people can be together or apart, and environmental modifications matched to individual support plans
• Located in Anoka or Ramsey County (site being finalized)

The young people referred to this program are in genuine crisis — losing a placement, boarding in a hospital, or at risk of commitment. Presentations commonly include physical and verbal aggression, self-harm and suicide risk, elopement, property destruction, and significant difficulty in school and relationships. Many carry trauma histories, and many arrive with co-occurring diagnoses.

They are also kids. The job is to make them feel safe again — physically, emotionally, and relationally — and then hand them off to a long-term setting that can hold what you built.

• Individual Coverage Health Reimbursement Arrangement (ICHRA) for healthcare; some ICHRA-compatible plans allow HSA and/or FSA contributions
• Dental and vision insurance through Mutual of Omaha
• 401(k) with 3.5% company match
• Paid time off and paid holidays
• Employee Assistance Program
• Ongoing professional development, including CPI certification pathways
• Employee recognition programs and team-building events

BrightPath was established to enable the freedom to pursue joy by providing quality residential services for individuals with disabilities. We emphasize the benefit of self-determination so that each person has maximum opportunities to exercise choices that guide them on the path to maximum independence — embracing, supporting, and honoring each person's individuality in a setting integrated in the community.

We operate licensed adult CRS programs, children's foster care residential sites for rate-exception youth, and crisis respite services. Few providers in Minnesota work across all three, which is exactly why we can stabilize someone quickly and move them into the right long-term placement instead of holding them indefinitely.

If you've been waiting for a chance to build a crisis program the way it should be built — with clinical infrastructure, real staffing depth, and a leadership team that solves problems together — we want to meet you. Help us light the path to a brighter future.

BrightPath LLC is an Equal Opportunity Employer.